Learn to use FreeCAD's rectangular array tool
Learn how to use the Sketcher workbench's Rectangular Array tool to create a matrix of sketch elements. You will learn how to use the tool, how its options affect the matrix, and how you can modify the constraints to get exactly what you want.
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Contents
00:00 Introduction
00:12 Creating a Simple Array
02:17 Creating an Array with equal distance between Rows and Columns
02:51 Creating an Array with unequal distance between Rows and Columns
03:46 Changing the Pick Radius
04:19 Creating an Array with different distances between Rows and Columns
04:48 Creating an Array by Cloning an Element
05:22 Creating an Array of Rectangles
06:00 Creating Large Arrays
06:38 Comparing Efficiency to the Part Design Workbench Multi-Transform Tool
06:47 Wrapping Up
Workbenches used:
🔹 General
🔹 Sketcher
🔹 Part Design
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Writer, Producer: Geoff Glasson
Editor: James Glasson